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I forget the name of it but he looks like one of the doctors from the plague in Italy.

Plague Doctors. They are apparently popular all of a sudden. I blame videogames and Steampunkery.

Actually, I dated a young Lady who made quite a fortune making leather masks in this design for people. The actual purpose of the mask was to allow the frontal "nose" to hold a series of herbs, meant to ward off the illness, while the oculars were red, a colour to ward away Evil. The rest of the clothing was of course, to allow the doctor to examine and treat patients on behalf of the church, through mostly religious remedies, without potentially exposing himself to the ill. However, the plague doctors actually greatly assisted the spreading of The Black Death, because they carried it with them and spread it rapidly among patients' family's.

Re: Post a Random Pic Thread

Originally Posted by The-Dullahan

Plague Doctors. They are apparently popular all of a sudden. I blame videogames and Steampunkery.

Actually, I dated a young Lady who made quite a fortune making leather masks in this design for people. The actual purpose of the mask was to allow the frontal "nose" to hold a series of herbs, meant to ward off the illness, while the oculars were red, a colour to ward away Evil. The rest of the clothing was of course, to allow the doctor to examine and treat patients on behalf of the church, through mostly religious remedies, without potentially exposing himself to the ill. However, the plague doctors actually greatly assisted the spreading of The Black Death, because they carried it with them and spread it rapidly among patients' family's.

Very interesting i first saw these doctors on Ghost Adventures "Zak, Nick, and Aaron travel to a small island located between Venice and Lido in Italy. The island was used for the isolation of plague victims and as a plague pit in Roman times. A mental hospital was located on the island, but it is said that the doctor tortured and killed many of the patients. Tourists are forbidden to visit the island." I don't know how its popular.....